Learning Resources

This website archives instructional resources for the study of Arabic, Chinese, French, and Russian languages and the cultures and countries represented by those languages. Follow the links below to access interactive multimedia language-learning programs, cultural materials, and videos of expert personalities discussing language and culture.

http://www.nmelrc.org/Arabic
Arabic resources from the National Middle East Language Resource Center at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah., featuring Arabic Without Walls, colloquial Syrian, bilingual children's books, help with calligraphy, assessment resources, and much more.

http://www.csulb.edu/~txie/azi/page1.htmHow to make basic characters: A basic dictionary in Chinese characters and pinyin, which when selected produce a stroke by stroke depiction of the formation of the character.

http://www.csulb.edu/~txie/azi/page1.htmHow to make basic characters: A basic dictionary in Chinese characters and pinyin, which when selected produce a stroke by stroke depiction of the formation of the character.

http://www.russnet.org/index.phpRussnet Language Learning Modules: Funded by the U.S. Department of Education. The project combines the study of advanced Russian language with several aspects of Russian culture. Use RealPlayer.

As the cognitive processes and mechanisms of foreign language learning are different from those employed in learning other subjects, students and instructors alike will doubtless benefit from a careful examination of the subject, some of which is presented in these pages:

We work with the Special Operations Forces Teletraining System, a resource that provides language and culture training. This program takes advantage of proprietary and commercial off-the-shelf technology to deliver real-time language and culture training to students anywhere in the world, including those who are unable to attend traditional classes at traditional training institutions.
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